ELO, Too

 

 

I guess by 1982 the Electric Light Orchestra was pretty much over, at least in terms of being fashionable. So Kelly Groucutt, who became a member on the "Eldorado" tour in 1974, decided to release a solo record.  And that record, "Kelly," is basically an ELO record without Jeff Lynne, who Kelly had fallen out with. Long story short, I bought this record back in 1982 and I liked it. But I didn’t love it, because it was missing one thing, Jeff Lynne. 

I hadn't heard the record for years and then a copy showed up in this recent record collection that came my way, and listening to it made me realize, it’s a pretty good ELO record. The reason it isn’t a great ELO record? No Jeff Lynne.

But Bev is here, as is Jeff's right hand man Richard Tandy, and Mik Kaminsky and it's full of pop earworms.